Poetry Terms - Review

Which word is defined as the "repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words, such as the s in sleep-song"?

• repetition

• simile

• alliteration

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which word is defined as "exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally"?

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• figurative meaning

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which word is defined as "one of the parts of a poem or song, poetry paragraph"?

• rhyme

• repetition

• line

• stanza

Which word is defined as "the message about life or human nature the author shares"?

• metaphor

• theme

• allusion

• denotation

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which word is defined as "a type of literature that expresses ideas, feelings, or tells a story in a specific form (usually using lines and stanzas)"?

• autobiography

• nonfiction

• fantasy

• poetry

Which word is defined as "the actual meaning of a word or phrase"?

• figurative meaning

• poetry

• literal meaning

• idiom

What word is defined as "all the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests"?

• connotation

• denotation

• allusion

• literal meaning

What word is defined as "the dictionary definition of a word"?

• connotation

• denotation

• allusion

• literal meaning

What word is defined as "the pattern of rhyme in a poem"?

• repetition

• rhyme scheme (pattern)

• line

• stanza

What word is defined as "a similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them"?

• homophone

• idiom

• analogy

• homograph